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ingrain
/ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/
adj 3verb 2noun 1
Collocations
2INGRAIN + NOUN
differences
ADV.
ever, such
Definitions
verb
1
To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
2
To make (something) deeply part of something else.
The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.
The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.
adj
1
Dyed with grain, or kermes.
2
Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric.
3
Thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
When were such changes ever made in men's natural relations to one another: when was such reconcilement of ingrain differences ever effected!
noun
1
An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.
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The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.
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The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.
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When were such changes ever made in men's natural relations to one another: when was such reconcilement of ingrain differences ever effected!
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